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Spring game: April 7
Top returner: WR Malcolm Kelly. This rising junior caught 62 passes for 993 yards and 10 touchdowns last year despite playing in a run-oriented offense and missing almost the entire Fiesta Bowl with a knee injury. He had 10 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the Big 12 championship game.
Player on the verge: DT Gerald McCoy. Oklahoma had enough talent on its front four last year that it could afford to redshirt this former five-star prospect. This should be the year McCoy shows why Rivals.com rated him as the top defensive tackle in the 2006 recruiting class.
Impact newcomer: QB Sam Bradford. This redshirt freshman enters spring practice as the odds-on favorite to replace Paul Thompson as the Sooners' starting quarterback. The former three-star prospect must hold off challenges from junior Joey Halzle and 2007 recruit Keith Nichol, who is already on campus.
The big question: Who will take over on the front seven?: The competitions at quarterback and running back might get more attention, but the Sooners proved last season they can overcome uncertainty at those two positions. A potentially greater concern involves how Oklahoma will restock a defense that loses C.J. Ah You, Larry Birdine, Rufus Alexander and Zach Latimer – among others.
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